This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Adopt the following definition of Anglophobia:
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ANGLOPHOBIA IS ROOTED IN RACISM AND IS A TYPE OF RACISM THAT TARGETS EXPRESSIONS OF ENGLISHNESS OR PERCEIVED ENGLISHNESS
Parliament has already voted on a definition of Islamophobia, but never sought to affirm the rights of the indigenous population. At the same time, English culture and tradition are being challenged for ideological and political reasons. Parliament needs to reaffirm that it's actually OK to be English, and to combat this assault on our ethnicity
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
It's already illegal to discriminate against somebody on the grounds of race and nationality under the Equality Act 2010. Find out more:
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/race-discriminationWe only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.